Net debt, General government, Percent of GDP in Lebanon
Lebanon: Net debt, General government, Percent of GDP was 58.01 in 2030. ▼ Falling
Net debt, General government, Percent of GDP in Lebanon, 2001–2030
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Lebanon recorded 58.01 for net debt, general government, percent of gdp in 2030.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 60.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net debt, general government, percent of gdp in Lebanon peaked at 355.26 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 53.22, in 2027.
That places Lebanon 29th out of 90 countries with data for 2030, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 30 years of available data.
Net debt, General government, Percent of GDP in Lebanon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 161.14 | — |
| 2002 | 157.75 | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 168.52 | +6.8% |
| 2004 | 164.08 | -2.6% |
| 2005 | 170.72 | +4.0% |
| 2006 | 178.35 | +4.5% |
| 2007 | 163.52 | -8.3% |
| 2008 | 149.68 | -8.5% |
| 2009 | 131.15 | -12.4% |
| 2010 | 127.57 | -2.7% |
| 2011 | 128.75 | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 123.72 | -3.9% |
| 2013 | 126.09 | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 130.02 | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 134.41 | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 140.69 | +4.7% |
| 2017 | 144.39 | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 150.78 | +4.4% |
| 2019 | 166.9 | +10.7% |
| 2020 | 146.1 | -12.5% |
| 2021 | 355.26 | +143.2% |
| 2022 | 242.38 | -31.8% |
| 2023 | 188.47 | -22.2% |
| 2024 | 159.12 | -15.6% |
| 2025 | 144.28 | -9.3% |
| 2026 | 159 | +10.2% |
| 2027 | 53.22 | -66.5% |
| 2028 | 54.87 | +3.1% |
| 2029 | 58.13 | +5.9% |
| 2030 | 58.01 | -0.2% |
Lebanon compared with similar countries
- Lebanon's 58.01 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 56.15, 1.0× the median. (14 countries reporting)
- Lebanon's 58.01 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 51.42, 1.1× the median. (13 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Net debt, General government, Percent of GDP in Lebanon changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +143.2% | 146.1 | 355.26 |
| 2027 | -66.5% | 159 | 53.22 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 160.55 | 131.15 | 178.35 | 9 |
| 2010s | 137.33 | 123.72 | 166.9 | 10 |
| 2020s | 156.08 | 53.22 | 355.26 | 10 |
| 2030s | 58.01 | 58.01 | 58.01 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Lebanon
More external debt data for Lebanon
- Net financial flows, IBRD 95.08 million NFL, current US$ (2025)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per capita -1.16 NFL, US$ per person (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per unit of GDP -0.0003 NFL, US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per square kilometre 0 NFL, US$ per square kilometre (2023)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per capita 0.4719 NFL, current US$ per person (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0001 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per square kilometre 79.47 NFL, current US$ per square kilometre (2023)
- Use of IMF credit 1.10 billion DOD, current US$ (2025)
- External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) 33.62 billion DOD, current US$ (2025)
- External debt stocks, long-term 46.96 billion DOD, current US$ (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net debt, general government, percent of gdp in Lebanon?
- Net debt, general government, percent of gdp in Lebanon was 58.01 in 2030, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest net debt, general government, percent of gdp recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 355.26 in 2021.
- What is the lowest net debt, general government, percent of gdp recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.22 in 2027.
- How does Lebanon rank for net debt, general government, percent of gdp?
- Lebanon ranks 29th out of 90 countries with data for 2030.
- Is net debt, general government, percent of gdp rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 60.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lebanon data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Net debt, General government, Percent of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Fiscal Monitor (FM) 2025 October